employment

About 53.72 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid.
2. noun The act of employing.

   The personnel director handled the whole employment procedure

3. noun The state of being employed.

   The percentage of a country's population in employment used to be called "participation rate".

4. noun A purpose, a use.
5. noun An activity to which one devotes time.
6. noun The number or percentage of people at work.

Similar words

employ hiring work hire job utilization use utilisation engagement usage

Often followed by

of and in opportunities for is to as or

Word family

employments